Official UK procurement notice
VISI Technical toolkit Support, Maintenance and Development (interim contract)
Authority: RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT - NUCLEAR DECOMMISSIONING AUTHORITY
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionRadioactive Waste Management Limited (the Contracting Authority) entered into a call-off contract with Tessella Limited (the Contractor) for the VISI Safety Case Management System Development ('the 2020 Contract') (RWM348) on 24 August 2020.
This VEAT notice is in respect of proposed modifications to the Contract awarded. It is not the award of a new contract. A four month extension to the 2020 Contract is urgently required so that there is no gap in the services provision. See additional information given in the sections below.
CPV: For scientific purposes · Industry specific software development services · Industry specific software package
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The VISI Safety Case Management System Development (VISI) is the system which RWM will…
The VISI Safety Case Management System Development (VISI) is the system which RWM will ultimately use to author its safety case and to manage configuration and control changes to it. VISI has been developed by the current Contractor to 'V2' of the system.
RWM requires the current Contractor to provide continuity of support, maintenance and limited development within the scope of the 2020 Contract. Additional information: The Contracting Authority is not awarding a new contract but is modifying the Contract awarded to Tessella Limited dated 24 August 2020. A four month extension to the 2020 Contract is urgently required so that there is no gap in the services provision. The Contracting Authority will be commencing a fresh public procurement process (RWM176 - Technical Toolkits: Support, Maintenance and Development Framework) by mid April 2021.
A Prior information notice (PIN), relating to the RWM176 Technical Toolkits: Support, Maintenance and Development Framework was published at:
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 12 Mar 2021, 17:27 GMT
- Last source update
- 12 Mar 2021, 17:27 GMT
- Authority reference
RWM348-01- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-005111- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
The Contracting Authority considers that the proposed modifications to the 2020 Contract are not 'substantial', pursuant to art. 72(1)(e) of the Directive, and accordingly the continuation of the VISI Safety Case Management System Development Services (the Services) may lawfully be agreed between the parties and implemented without the need to conduct a fresh procurement procedure. The character of the 2020 Contract and the Services to be delivered by the Contractor remains the same; the services required by the Contracting Authority are continuity of support, maintenance and limited development. This is important as the tool may be in need of bug fixes and enhancement which arise during the scientific population activity; there is to be no extension in the scope of the 2020 Contract; there is to be no change to the economic balance of the 2020 Contract in favour of the Contractor; and there is to be no replacement of the Contractor to whom the Contracting Authority had initially awarded the Contract. Under this extension no significant new work will be placed which may give the incumbent a material advantage in any subsequent competition. The Contracting Authority will be commencing a fresh public procurement process (RWM176 - Technical Toolkits: Support, Maintenance and Development Framework) by mid April 2021. The Contracting Authority proposes to extend the 2020 Contract for four months only to provide continuity of support, maintenance and limited development.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tessella LtdSME | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
VISI Technical toolkit Support, Maintenance and Development (interim contract) · Tessella LtdSME
- Signed
- 12 Mar 2021
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The VISI Safety Case Management System Development (VISI) is the system which RWM will… | — | — | — | £100,000 – £120,000 |
| Whole notice | — | — | — | £100,000 – £120,000 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Royal Courts of JusticeReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Tessella LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.